August is National Breast/Chestfeeding Month.
The United States Breastfeeding Committee declared this year’s theme, This is Our Why. We are taking the time to create awareness and also to celebrate all that important work centered around babies, families, and lactation. We invite you to connect here for community resources, support groups, and get informed through virtual and in-person events.
Download the UCSF Zoom Background for National Breast/Chestfeeding Month
Stay tuned for the Postpartum Mental Health event hosted by UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and UCSF Family Services
Weekly Observances
Week 1 (August 1-7) World Breastfeeding Week
Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents
Week 2 (August 8-14): Indigenous Milk Medicine Week
From the Stars to a Sustainable Future
Week 3 (August 15-21): Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week
Telling Our Stories, Elevating Our Voices!
Week 4 (August 25-31): Black Breastfeeding Week
We Outside! Celebrating Connection & Our Communities
New Week 5 (September 5-11): Semana de La Lactancia Latina
Sign-up for Local Events & Newsletters
California Breastfeeding Coalition - Register for events all month long! Check out the CBC calendar of events and celebrations.
San Francisco Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
PHFE WIC
Alameda County Breastfeeding Coalition
Contra Costa Breastfeeding Coalition
A More Excellent Way - Solano County
CinnaMoms
Breast Friends Lactation and Support Services - Oakland
UCSF Resources
Aug 10, 12pm-1:30pm | Pumping & Returning to UCSF | Aworkshopfor UCSF staff, faculty, and students!
- Register: bit.ly/3r6vuqR This workshop will guide you through various lactation topics and on-campus resources and services, specifically for when you are ready to return to campus. We recommend you attend this workshop 1-2 months before returning, but we welcome you at any point. ZSFG, Benioff, and VA employees are welcomed.
Tuesday and Fridays | MILK Support Group | A FREE weekly breast/chestfeeding and mother support group hosted by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
- Register here! Share your experiences with other families, and learn from other mothers about the early stages of motherhood. MILK is hosted every Tuesday during August from 1:30pm-3:00pm, and every Friday from 10am-11:30am.
UCSF EMBRACE
A clinical program developed to give Black mothers and Black pregnant people an opportunity to receive prenatal care from an insertional angle of racial consciousness.
UCSF Women’s Health Resource Center
Great Expectations pregnancy program, Centering Pregnancy Healthcare, Outpatient Lactation Services, classes, and more.
UCSF Postpartum Support Groups
Programs like Afterglow, MILK (Mother and Infant Lactation Kooperative), and Postpartum Online Support (PPV).
UCSF Lactation Accommodation Program
Supporting UCSF staff, faculty, and learners continue to comfortably provide milk after returning to work or school. Access to clean, comfortable, private lactation rooms, information on lactation rights, workshop and support groups, policies and support services, free supplies, and discounts on lactation supplies.
